Hibs striker Dylan Vente made the ‘perfect start’ to the season with a hat-trick in the 5-0 victory over Elgin City in the Premier Sports Cup tie.
Vente opened the scoring in the first half on eight minutes with a smart finish from close range before heading in Jordan Obita’s cross for his second.
The Hibs striker completed his hat-trick in the second period with another instinctive striker’s finish inside the six-yard box.
Speaking to Hibs TV after the match, Vente said: “Five nil is a good win for the team and three goals for myself, so it is a perfect start to the season for me.
“Everyone fought for each other out there today, when you lose the ball everyone reacts quickly and that is important in games like this.
“We reacted well today and it was good to build on a good pre-season. Now, the challenge is to kick on from here.
“It is always good to score three goals. For me, it was a very good feeling. But we’ve got another game coming quickly on Tuesday.”
“It has been a while since we’ve played at Easter Road, we’ve had holidays and pre-season in-between so it will be good to be back home and hopefully we can get another win.”
Hibs return to action on Tuesday night against Queen’s Park at Easter Road.
John graduated from Telford College in 2010 with an HNC in Practical Journalism and since then he worked for the North Edinburgh News, The Southern Reporter, the Irish News Review and The Edinburgh Reporter. In addition he has been published in the Edinburgh Evening News and the Hibernian FC Programme.
